The Violent Femmes' Brian Ritchie and Victor DeLorenzo haven't spoken to each other in five years. But in just a couple of weeks, the Milwaukee musicians, along with Femmes frontman Gordon Gano and longtime touring cajon player John Sparrow, will play music together in front of tens of thousands of people.

The April 13 reunion show at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., will be the band's first performance since Oct. 13, 2007. | March 26, 2013»Read Full Article(13)

Palomino Bar in Bay View will close after service April 7 for remodeling, and when it reopens an estimated four to six weeks later, it will also have a new menu and new business partners.

Valerie Lucks and Adam Lucks will become partners with owners Leslie Montemurro and Scott Johnson. The four already are partners in Honeypie Cafe in Bay View and Comet Cafe on the east side. | March 26, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(2)

Getting a good dose of deja vu these days. I was fortunate enough to go to Austin, Texas for South by Southwest, where I tried to fit in shows from bands coming through town soon, such as Local Natives. The band made its Milwaukee debut Friday at Riverside Theater a week after wrapping up its SXSW sets. I played a little compare and contrast in my chat with CineStars' Brittany Umar this week. You can also see read my reviews of the Milwaukee show and a SXSW show.

Like a lot of artists, Stacey Williams-Ng says her career for years felt like it had taken a lot of divergent paths. She had been a painter, an illustrator, a graphic designmer, a business manager and a multimedia specialist. Those who know her will tell you that she is, at heart, a storyteller as well.